Taku Surname

32,803rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,202 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Taku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Taku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon5,8371:3,558427
India5,3781:142,6309,079
Japan1,7631:72,5155,070
Indonesia5921:223,39420,822
Nigeria5741:308,61117,158
Albania4091:7,1251,359
South Africa3421:158,41417,833
Papua New Guinea2871:28,4103,214
DR Congo1921:384,78933,038
United States1451:2,499,717152,655
Russia1421:1,014,95177,987
Thailand731:967,649148,690
Ukraine651:700,34973,397
Moldova611:58,3838,186
Solomon Islands581:10,0001,732
Turkey511:1,525,91059,107
Israel261:329,14027,831
Afghanistan211:1,531,10412,360
Zimbabwe191:812,53955,590
Ireland191:247,8399,475
England161:3,482,379114,324
Uganda151:2,602,61975,106
Transnistria141:33,9075,291
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Azerbaijan61:1,608,18720,863
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Syria51:3,860,20411,832
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
China31:455,773,85521,925
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852

Taku (41,512) may also be a first name.

Taku Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Taku Come From? nationality or country of origin

Taku (Hindi: तकू, Marathi: टाकू, Oriya: ଟାକୁ, Russian: Таку, Tibetan: ཏ་ཀུ་) occurs most in Cameroon. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Taku? popularity and diffusion

Taku is the 32,803rd most commonly held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 449,793 people. The last name Taku occurs predominantly in Asia, where 48 percent of Taku reside; 36 percent reside in Central Africa and 36 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 21,570th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 41,512 people.

This surname is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 5,837 people, or 1 in 3,558. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Southwest Region, where 55 percent live, Northwest Region, where 23 percent live and Centre Region, where 7 percent live. Besides Cameroon this last name exists in 61 countries. It is also found in India, where 33 percent live and Japan, where 11 percent live.

Taku Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Taku surname is predominantly Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Muslim (82%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Taku surname are 19.85% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 73.08% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Taku earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 5.05% less than the national average, earning R 225,648 per year; in United States they earn 1.23% more than the national average, earning $43,680 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.82% less than the national average, earning $47,288 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Takou896,890/
Thaku891,522/
Takau89701/
Takui89449/
Takeu89441/
Takuş89326/
Takku89275/
Takuh89174/
Taiku89154/
Teaku8953/
Tauku8949/
Takhu8928/
Htaku8918/
Taaku8916/
Takuç8915/
Taeku897/
Tahku894/
Takuy893/
Takuz892/
Ttaku891/
Tayku891/
Takuu891/
Tahaku80284/
Tatkeu80239/
Takkou8086/
Tağkuş8072/
Thakku8051/
Thaiku8042/
Tagkou8036/
Takaut8030/
Taşkut8027/
Tackou8024/
Tatkus8024/
Tackus8023/
Taakou8022/
Takahu8022/
Taukus8018/
Thakui8016/
Thakuj8015/
Takouh8015/
Takkud8012/
Takkau8011/
Taakuh8011/
Thakhu807/
Tackuy807/
Takkuş807/
Takuha806/
Takhau805/
Taskus804/
Teakut804/
Thakuu803/
Thakuy803/
Takeut803/
Taikeu803/
Thakeu803/
Thakuh802/
Taikou802/
Teakau802/
Taškus802/
Takhou802/
Taikui802/
Thatku801/
Thaaku801/
Thakau801/
Tackut801/
Takkhu801/
Takeue801/
Taakau801/
Taakeu801/
Tahcku801/
Tahkeu801/
Tahkou801/
Tahkuh801/
Takuis801/
Takusz801/
Teakou801/
Taukou801/
Taukui801/
Takouz801/
Taikut801/
Thakgu801/
Taikup801/
Takeud801/
Taïkou801/
Teakup800/
Teku7511,180/
Toku757,263/
Tacu753,340/
Takó75720/
Tautkus73735/
Tahkout73367/
Theakou7341/
Tashkus7318/
Tashkut7317/
Takcheu7315/
Takkouz7312/
Tauckus739/
Thakkud739/
Taskhuu735/
Thaikhu734/
Thakhui734/
Taakout734/
Tahakou733/
Takouhe732/
Thakuth731/
Takautz731/
Takeuch731/
Takkush731/
Takouhy731/
Tahakuu731/
Taakuhe731/
Takusch731/
Taskaus731/
Takoust731/
Thaikau731/
Thackus730/
Tokui674,487/
Tokou674,056/
Tokuç672,019/
Tekeu671,519/
Tacud671,422/
Tosku67948/
Takoe67479/
Tokau67419/
Tacut67307/
Tacus67280/
Tekuh67280/
Theku67230/
Tokcu67166/
Tascu67152/
Takoucht67129/
Teacu67117/
Tacou67113/
Tautkutė67113/
Taycu6797/
Teuku6786/
Tokeu6784/
Tecau6775/
Takoo6750/
Tatcu6746/
Tekku6745/
Touku6744/
Tekui6736/
Thaikhup6733/
Teeku6731/
Tekau6726/
Takkouch6722/
Taucu6722/
Tuiku6722/
Tokku6720/
Teiku6719/
Taicu6715/
Takauova6714/
Taceu6714/
Toyku6713/
Thoku6710/
Tagcu6710/
Tohku677/
Tecku676/
Tokuy675/
Ťakuš674/
Teyku673/
Tekhu673/
Tuoku672/
Tokhu671/
Tokuh671/
Tokuu671/
Thaikhui671/
Tacau671/
Toiku671/
Tékeu671/
Tékou671/
Ștacu671/
Tajkú671/
Tokuj671/
Teakhuys671/
Taqou671/
Tașcu671/
Ttacu671/
Thagkuha671/
Tacui670/

Taku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Taku in the Tibetan language
ཏ་ཀུ་taku-
Taku in the Oriya language
ଟାକୁtaku87.21
ଟକୁtaku8.14
ତାକୁtaku2.33
ତକୁtaku2.33
Taku in the Marathi language
टाकूtaku34.67
टाकुtaku20
टकुtaku12
तकुtaku10.67
टकूtaku8
तकूtaku5.33
ताकूtaku2.67
ताकुtaku2.67
ठकूthaku1.33
तखुtakhu1.33
Taku in the Hindi language
तकूtaku23.88
टाकूtaku20.84
तकुtaku18.87
टाकुtaku17.55
टकूtaku13.72
ताकूtaku2.24
टकुtaku1.72
ताकुtaku1.19
Taku in the Russian language
Такуtaku-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Taku
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